RIMS bestows Canadian with lifetime achievement award

Diane Wolfson, a member of the Quebec chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) was awarded the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award during the RIMS 2008 General Session in San Diego, California.
The prestigious award was likened to a lifetime achievement award by Janice Ochenkowski, RIMS president.
Wolfson, director of risk management, CAE, has been involved with the risk management community for more than 30 years and is a founding member of the William H. McGannon Foundation.
“When I learned that I was to receive the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award, my first thought was that it seems a bit awkward to receive an award for doing something that I really love and that brings me tremendous personal satisfaction,” Wolfson told the crowd of 1,000 delegates.
“While participating in RIMS and other industry associations, I’ve learned from some amazing risk managers and gained a tremendous amount professionally and personally.”
“Diane Wolfson has devoted more than 30 years to advancing and raising the profile of the risk management profession,” Ochenkowski said. “RIMS is proud to award such a distinguished honor to a trailblazer in the profession. It could not be given to a more deserving person.”